Mark your calendars! The 2015 Rose Run in Petersburg, Michigan is set for Saturday, July 11th, 2015. We are already excited to announce that Dundee Schools have donated from their Pink Out in October to this year's event.

Sponsors, we couldn't do it without you.

We are looking forward to really great things this year...won't you join us?

Rose Run week is here! This Saturday is the big day, and here is a schedule of events for the week! Thursday, July 10thVolunteer Meeting6pm - Goody Bag Stuffing7pm - Meeting8pm - Volunteer Run/Walk the courseIf you are volunteering at this year's Rose Run, please join us if you can at the Petersburg Library for information on where you'll be assigned and pick up your volunteer t-shirts. If you cannot make this meeting, no fear! Come find the volunteer booth Saturday morning. Friday, July 11thPacket Pick Up & Spaghetti Dinner5-8pmUnited Methodist Church, Petersburg152 Saline St, Petersburg, MI 49270Pick up your race packet at the church and carb load! If you are pre-registered, you will receive a ticket for a free meal. You can also pre-purchase tickets HERE or buy tickets at the packet pick up for your friends and family. All proceeds benefit The Rose Run. 2014 Friday Community Day Events6:00 pm Beer Tent Opens *$2 Cover charge after 8pmFood VendorsDJ Spinning MusicSaturday, July 12th - Race Day! The 2014 Rose Run 5k Run/Walk & Kids' 1k Fun Run6:00 amVolunteers Arrive7:00 am Registration Opens8:25 am National Anthem8:30 am 5k Run/Walk9:30 am 1k Kids' Fun Run10:00 am Awards2014 Saturday Community Day Events

The United Methodist Church in Petersburg, Michigan will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for The Rose Run on July 11th!Thank you Methodist! Pastor Joel Walther and his team have graciously offered to help you (and your family) carb load the night before The Rose Run. Our packet pick-up will be held at The Methodist Church on Friday, July 11th from 5pm-8pm. Dinner will also be available starting at 5pm. If you are a pre-registered runner, you will receive a FREE dinner from the church in honor of your participation in The Rose Run. You will receive a ticket for your meal once you've picked up your packet. You can also pre-purchase additional tickets for your family and friends. Tickets will also be available there for purchase, but pre-purchasing is best! And get this...they're donating this all back to The Rose Run! What an amazing sponsorship.

Rose Run Packet Pick Up andSpaghetti DinnerJuly 11th, 5-8pm Petersburg United Methodist Church152 Saline Street Petersburg, MI 49270Pre-Purchase tickets so we will have a good guess of how much food we'll need!*Remember, if you're picking up a race packet, you'll get one free ticket!TicketsPre-Registered Runners/Walkers - FREEAdults $7Children 4-12 $5Children under 4 FREEPurchase Tickets HERE.....

Who doesn't love a race shirt!?One of my favorite things about the 5k process is developing a t-shirt that will be worn for a long time after the run is over. This year I've enlisted the help of a dear friend here in Los Angeles. Meet, Shaun Cashman. Shaun is not only a husband to one of my loveliest friends and father to two fantastic little girls, he's an Annie and Emmy award nominated and winning director/producer and animator. Actually, if I'm being honest, Shaun is probably one of the best artist's I personally know. He has sitting on his mantle at home, two Emmy's...one for Best Direction of Animation and Best Producer In Animation. He's also the lucky owner of an Annie Award for best directing in animation. People, one of his FIRST jobs in the industry was for The Simpsons. The. Simpsons. He hand drew Homer and the family for 11 years for FOX.

A cell Shaun drew with modern Simpsons meeting original Simpsons

He's also animated and/or directed for King of The Hill, A Charlie Brown Special, A Winnie The Pooh Film, The Penguins of Madagascar, Fanboy & Chum Chum and currently is working on Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja on Disney Channel. He's done more than that though...check him out on IMDB.I'm so excited to tell you that Mr. Shaun Cashman is hand drawing the front of our Rose Run T's this year! *squeal*I gave him an idea that I thought of last year and sent him on his merry way of Drawing Board Land.In the photo above, Shaun and I are going over final design for the shirt. I can't wait to see the finished product.

I am so thankful to have so many amazing people in my life that support The Rose Run. We couldn't do this without the friends, families and complete strangers volunteering their time, donating their money, participating, volunteering and like Shaun, lending me his talents. Thank you Shaun. I'm excited to see your tshirt design on Rose Runners and walkers for years to come! The moral of this post? If you want to make sure you get a one of a kind t-shirt for this year's Rose Run, then please...pre-register! You can do that by clicking HERE.

We are so happy to announce our partnership with Voskos Greek Yogurt! I remember having a cup of Voskos for the first time several years ago at a run here in Burbank. I had never had Greek Yogurt before, but I was hooked. Voskos Greek Yogurt, founded in 2005, is the very first manufacturer and distributor of Greek Yogurt in the US and continues to be the leader and first company to offer Non-Fat, Low-Fat and Original in Plain and Flavored Greek Yogurt. Voskos takes a leadership position in educating consumers the nutritional benefits of Greek Yogurt and advocates eating Greek Yogurt daily as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

Adding greek yogurt to your daily diet is a great idea for overall health and even weight loss...not to mention the fantastic amount of protein it has for a post Rose Run trot! Read more here...

The date has been set. July 12th, 2014.You can sign up and run/walk in Petersburg, Michigan, or you can join in with Mom's In Motion in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA. Or...You can sign up virtually and participate from wherever you are....Illinois, Florida, Afghanistan, Utah.... doesn't matter! Visit our Virtual page for information on joining in the cause from your own backyard! If you are interested in sponsoring or volunteering for this event, please contact Race Director, Jessica Cribbs at jessica@theroserun.com!

I cannot begin to explain how awesome it is to sit at the finish line and see all of you runners and walkers coming in! Although some of you might be there to gain a personal record, others are there to try a 5k for the first time and I love all of it.

Thank you so much for being a part of this run, for supporting our causes and for braving the heat!

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From The Crowd...

"The race this year was my first 5K since high school (26 years ago!). I had a great time and really enjoyed being in Petersburg. It felt great to run a race again (except the humidity killed in the third mile! :) ) I was happy to help support the charities in honor of Rose and my father who passed away from Cancer 7 years ago. I will be back next year!" -Michael Koczorowski

About

The Rose Run was started in 2009 by the family of Rose Marie Hunt. Rose lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 54, and since then, her hometown and strangers across the country have come together to raise over $50,000 in her name for various charities and non-profits including, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The University of Michigan Cancer Center and The Petersburg/Summerfield volunteer fire department.

The Rose Run kicks off The Annual Community Day in Petersburg every year, held on the third Saturday in July!